Vance recently took over the role of director of an academic unit at a large university. While Vance has a Type A personality and is very organized and direct, his predecessor was very Type B and liked to role with the flow. Due to his predecessor's personality, it is likely Vance will experience a long period of difficult change due to which phenomena?
A) utilitarianism
B) formal regulation
C) ethics
D) historical precedent
E) anchoring bias

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The predecessor's Type B personality has established a historical precedent within the academic unit, which Vance will likely have to overcome in order to implement his Type A personality and introduce changes. This may lead to a long period of difficult change due to historical precedent.

Vance Recently Took Over the Role of Director of an Academic